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Among those who held the office, the shortest-serving Deputy Prime Minister of India was:

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Answer: Option B — Y.B. Chavan

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Chavan. Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan served as Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Charan Singh from July 1979 to January 1980, a period of less than six months. This is generally cited as the shortest tenure in the office.

About Y.B. Chavan:

  • He was born in 1913 in Maharashtra.
  • He took part in the freedom struggle, including the Quit India Movement.
  • He was the last Chief Minister of the bilingual Bombay State and the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, when the state was formed on 1 May 1960.

Union ministerial career:

  • He became Defence Minister after the war with China and helped rebuild the armed forces.
  • He later served as Home Minister, Finance Minister and External Affairs Minister.
  • He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha after the 1977 elections.

As Deputy Prime Minister:

  • He joined Charan Singh's government after Morarji Desai's government fell.
  • The Charan Singh government lasted only until January 1980, so his term as Deputy Prime Minister was very short.

Legacy:

  • He is called the architect of modern Maharashtra and is remembered for his work on cooperative movements and rural development.
  • The Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration in Pune is named after him.

Deputy Prime Ministers of India:

Others who have held the post include Morarji Desai, Charan Singh, Jagjivan Ram, Devi Lal and L.K. Advani.

The post is not mentioned in the Constitution.

A Deputy Prime Minister is a senior minister, and his status depends on political circumstances.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Morarji Desai was Deputy Prime Minister from 1967 to 1969.
  • ✗Devi Lal held the post from 1989 to 1991.

L.K. Advani held it from 2002 to 2004.

Quick tip

Remember: Shortest-serving Deputy PM = Y.B. Chavan (1979 to 1980); he was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

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